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This excerpt taken from the MRVL 8-K filed Nov 14, 2006. 9.11 Dispute Resolution.(a) All disputes arising directly under the express terms of this Agreement, including the grounds for termination hereof, shall be resolved as follows: The senior management of all Parties to the dispute shall meet to attempt to resolve such disputes. In the event that senior management cannot resolve these disputes, any Party may make a written demand for formal dispute resolution and specify therein the scope of the dispute. Within thirty (30) days after such written notification, the Parties agree to meet for one (1) day with an impartial mediator and consider dispute resolution alternatives other than litigation. If an alternative method of dispute resolution is not agreed upon within thirty (30) days after the one (1) day mediation, either Party may begin litigation proceedings.This excerpt taken from the MRVL 10-K filed Apr 13, 2006. (d) Dispute Resolution.(i) As promptly as practicable following the last day of each Seller Fiscal Year, but in no event later than 45 days following the last day of each Purchaser Fiscal year, Purchaser shall: (i) prepare and deliver to Seller a statement (the “Applicable Revenues Statement”) setting forth the Applicable Revenues for such Seller Fiscal Year through the last day of such Seller Fiscal Year (and its method of calculating such Applicable Revenues), and (ii) make available to Seller all relevant books and records relating to such Applicable Revenues Statement as well as the personnel of Purchaser involved in the preparation of the Applicable Revenues Statement. Seller shall cooperate with Purchaser in the preparation of the Applicable Revenues Statement and the calculation of Applicable Revenues earned by the Seller Parties prior to the Closing Date. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Seller shall provide Purchaser and its representatives with reasonable access, during normal business hours, to the personnel and accounting records of the Business, to the extent reasonably necessary to permit Purchaser to prepare the Applicable Revenues Statement.(ii) During the 30-day period following Seller’s receipt of the Applicable Revenues Statement (the “Earnout Review Period”), Seller and its representatives, including its independent auditors, shall be afforded the opportunity to review such Applicable Revenues Statement and related supporting documentation and to discuss such materials with Purchaser and its representatives.(iii) If Seller does not agree with the Applicable Revenues Statement for a given Seller Fiscal Year, Seller shall deliver to Purchaser, prior to the expiration of the applicable Earnout Review Period, a proposed adjustment notice (“Earnout Proposed Adjustment Notice”) which shall contain, in reasonable detail, the alleged error and support for such belief and the adjustment thereof. If an Earnout Proposed Adjustment Notice is not delivered to Seller prior to the expiration of applicable Earnout Review Period, the Applicable Revenues Statement for such Seller Fiscal Year shall become final, binding and conclusive on all Parties.(iv) If an Earnout Proposed Adjustment Notice is delivered within the period set forth in Section 3.3(d)(ii), Purchaser and Seller shall negotiate in good faith to resolve such dispute for a 30-day period (the “Earnout Discussion Period”), commencing on the date Purchaser receives the Earnout Proposed Adjustment Notice, to resolve such dispute. If Purchaser and Seller cannot resolve such dispute within such 30-day period, Purchaser and Seller shall retain a mutually acceptable accounting firm to act as the arbitrator (the “Earnout Arbitrator”) of such dispute. The Parties shall retain the Earnout Arbitrator no later than five (5) Business Days following the expiration of the Earnout Discussion Period. In the event of a failure to retain the Earnout Arbitrator during such time period, either Party, acting individually, shall have the right to retain the Earnout Arbitrator on
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behalf of both Parties. Any arbitration shall be conducted in San Mateo County, California, and such proceedings shall be in English. The Earnout Arbitrator shall act promptly to resolve any dispute in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, it being understood that the sole issues for the Earnout Arbitrator shall be whether the Applicable Revenues Statement for the relevant Seller Fiscal Year is correct. The Earnout Arbitrator shall issue its written decision as promptly as practicable and in any event within 30 days after the appointment of such Earnout Arbitrator, which decision shall be final, binding and conclusive on both Purchaser and Seller. Purchaser and Seller shall cooperate with the Applicable Revenues Arbitrator in connection with this Section 3.3(d)(iv). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Purchaser and Seller shall each promptly provide, or cause to be provided, to the Earnout Arbitrator all information, and to make available at the arbitration proceeding all personnel, as are reasonably necessary to permit the Earnout Arbitrator to resolve any disputes pursuant to this 3.3(d)(iv). The expenses of the Earnout Arbitrator in resolving any disputes under this Section 3.3(d)(iv) shall be borne equally by Purchaser and Seller.(v) Upon the final determination of the Applicable Revenues for a given Seller Fiscal Year in accordance with this Section 3.3(d), Purchaser shall make any payment required to be made for such Seller Fiscal Year pursuant to Section 3.3(b) no later than five Business Days after such final determination. The payment of any amounts pursuant to this Section 3.3 shall not be subject to any set-offs, hold-backs, escrows or other reductions or restrictions.3.4 Allocation of Purchase Price.
(a) Seller, the Other Sellers and Purchaser agree to allocate the Purchase Price (and all other capitalizable costs) among the Purchased Assets, the Purchased Subsidiary Interests, Transferred Business Intellectual Property (not held by the Purchased Seller Subsidiaries), the Transferred Business Intellectual Property Rights (not held by the Purchased Seller Subsidiaries) the covenant not to compete contained in Section 6.9, and the rights granted under the Intellectual Property License Agreement and the Trademark License Agreement for all purposes (including financial accounting and Tax purposes (except as otherwise required by generally accepted accounting principles)) in accordance with an allocation schedule (the “Allocation Schedule”) prepared jointly by Seller on behalf of itself and as agent to the Other Sellers and Purchaser. Seller and Purchaser agree to revise the Allocation Schedule to reflect any adjustment to the Purchase Price pursuant to Section 3.2(h) or Section 3.3. Seller and Purchaser agree to cooperate with each other in the preparation of, and to negotiate in good faith to resolve any dispute with respect to, the Allocation Schedule and revisions thereto; provided, however, that in the event that Seller and Purchaser cannot reach agreement with respect to the Allocation Schedule within thirty (30) days after the Closing Date (it being understood that the Parties will use commercially reasonable efforts to agree to reach agreement on the Allocation Schedule prior to the Closing Date) or any revisions to the Allocation Schedule as a result of an adjustment to the Purchase Price pursuant to Section 3.2(h) or Section 3.3 within 10 days after payment is made pursuant to such section, an internationally recognized accounting firm mutually agreed upon by Purchaser and Seller shall prepare the Allocation Schedule. If an accounting firm prepares the initial Allocation Schedule or the revised Allocation Schedule in accordance with the previous sentence, such schedule shall be prepared prior to the Closing Date, in the case of
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the initial Allocation Schedule, or within 30 days after payment is made pursuant to Section 3.2(h) or Section 3.3, in the case of the revised Allocation Schedule. The costs related to having the accounting firm prepare the Allocation Schedule shall be borne equally by Purchaser and Seller.(b) Purchaser, Seller Parent, Seller and the Other Sellers shall be bound by such Allocation Schedule and shall file all Tax Returns and reports with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including, without limitation, all federal, state and local Tax Returns) on the basis of such allocation. In addition, Purchaser, Seller Parent, Seller and the Other Sellers shall act in accordance with the Allocation Schedule in the course of any Tax audit, Tax review or Tax litigation relating thereto, and take no position and cause their affiliates to take no position inconsistent with the Allocation Schedule for income Tax purposes, including United States federal and state income Tax and foreign income Tax, unless otherwise required pursuant to a “determination” within the meaning of Section 1313(a) of the Code. | EXCERPTS ON THIS PAGE:
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